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SECOND SAMUEL
- 20He brought me forth also into a large place;
- He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
- 21The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
- According to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
- 22For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
- And have not wickedly departed from my God.
- 23For all His ordinances were before me;
- And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
- 24And I was single-hearted toward Him,
- And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
- 25Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness,
- According to my cleanness in His eyes.
- 26With the merciful Thou dost show
- Thyself merciful,
- With the upright man Thou dost show
- Thyself upright,
- 27With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure;
- And with the crooked Thou dost show
- Thyself subtle.
- 28And the afflicted people Thou dost save;
- But Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.
- 29For Thou art my lamp, O Lord;
- And the Lord doth lighten my darkness.
- 30For by Thee I run upon a troop;
- By my God do I scale a wall.
- 31As for God, His way is perfect;
- The word of the Lord is tried;
- He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
- 32For who is God, save the Lord?
- And who is a Rock, save our God?
- 33The God who is my strong fortress,
- And who letteth my way go forth straight;
- 34Who maketh my feet like hinds',
- And setteth me upon my high places;
- 35Who traineth my hands for war,
- So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
- 36Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation;
- And Thy condescension hath made me great.
- 37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me,
- And my feet have not slipped.
- 38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them;
- Neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
- 39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise;
- Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
- 40For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle;
- Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
- 41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me;
- Yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off.
- 42They looked, but there was none to save;
- Even unto the Lord, but He answered them not.
- 43Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth,
- I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did tread them down.
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